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Question: What is the purpose of the reference to Justin Bailey in the Timber pass line? Avery W. Krouse 03:02, Mar 6, 2005 (UTC)

I have deleted the gratuitous shot at parting UT offensive coordinator Randy Sanders TKE

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[edit] Renaming & Redirection Explanation

Over the past two days, I've progressively undertaken an effort to rename and redirect pages associated with the UT system to reflect correct nomenclature as defined by the university itself. It's for that reason that:

Feel free to follow up behind me and make sure I've not goofed. Thanks. - Basileus 13:11, 10 Feb 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Poll on University Naming Conventions

A new survey has been created to assess consensus with respect to university naming conventions, specifically regarding the usage of terms like "University of Texas" vs. "University of Texas at Austin". The poll addresses this issue both in the specific case of the "University of Maryland" and proposes an amendment to Wikipedia:Naming conventions which could impact a large number of additional pages, including this one. Dragons flight 17:45, Mar 27, 2005 (UTC)

Go Vols!whicky1978 16:53, Jun 17, 2005 (UTC)


[edit] Vol User Box Template

T This user is an orange blooded current or former Volunteer.

Folks,

Please freely use the box I just made. Go Vols!--Zereshk 10:34, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Clones

Do you all think we need some info on all the cows they have cloned on the ag campus? That seems big. cows BDSIII 19:51, 14 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Notable Alumni

I have re-added Gene Wojciechowski to the notable alumni section. Woody Paige is included on this list (as he should be) and Wojciechowski is generally considered a more respected sports writer than Paige. Wojciechowski even walked on to the UT football team. --cougs2000 12:24, 18 May 2006

  • Paige never graduated... should he be included?CJC47 18:53, 21 June 2006 (UTC)
    • "Alumni" refers to all former students, regardless of whether or not they received a degree. --Cougs2000 20:02, 22 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Campuses of the University

I've changed the opening paragraph of the article. If we take "UT" to mean UTK and not the UT System, then UT Martin and UTC are not a part of UT. Chattanooga and UT Martin are primary campuses of the UT System, just like UTK. To include those campuses in the opening paragraph implies they are branch campuses of UTK. I've left the history section untouched, as I feel it accurately describes the relationship of UTC and UT Martin in the UT System. M-State Moc 01:46, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

Your edit wasn't quite accurate but your point is accurate. There is naturally a bit of confusion when discussing the flagship institution of a state system as the terminology is usually not very clear. UT is not the only institution/article with this issue. We could probably do with examining the entire article to see if we can do a better job making this distinction more clear. --ElKevbo 03:56, 15 December 2006 (UTC)
It begs the question whether the article should reflect the campus or the university system, with a separate article for only information on the knoxville campus. -- Huntster T • @ • C 04:53, 15 December 2006 (UTC)
Agreed. I certainly don't blame anyone for the confusion. It seems that it's only been in the last few years that the UT system itself has really been trying to iron out this distinction, at least with their web presence (tennessee.edu). --ElKevbo 06:16, 15 December 2006 (UTC)
Well, I took 'it' to mean UT. If 'it' meant 'the UT system', then it was accurate as was. Your edit to clarify the ambiguous pronoun helps. I'm not entirely convinced that line belongs in the opening paragraph of the article (since the article is about the UT flagship, not the system), but I won't touch it further. The confusion is gone, so I'm done. Thanks. M-State Moc 21:53, 15 December 2006 (UTC)
Yeah, you're definitely right: the pronoun "it" was unclear and confusing. It was a good catch. --ElKevbo 22:32, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Greek controversy

Can those who have a strong opinion on the "Greek controversy" section, particularly those who would like it deleted, please speak up and engage in dialog? I can't speak for other editors but I don't necessarily object to modifying or even removing the section if there are good reasons to do so. However, simply deleting it altogether with no discussion or even a good edit summary is an inadvisable course of action and likely to lead to immediate reversions (it appears suspiciously like vandalism or even censorship to delete sourced material without any discussion). I could definitely understand an argument that the material is old or places undue weight on these incidents but no one has made any arguments. --ElKevbo 17:51, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

  • I'm not a member of any Greek organization, or even a supporter, but I think the article would be better off if the section were deleted. I'm not saying that these incidents are false or overemphasized, but it just seems unnecessary in the article. A quick cursory glance at comparable articles on major state universities reveals that their sections on Greek life don't include these types of incidents, although UT is definitely not the only university with these problems. There are many other subjects pertaining to the University that are more important than Greek controversy, yet aren't covered or mentioned. Sully 18:50, 2 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:UT System Logo.jpg

Image:UT System Logo.jpg is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this Wikipedia article constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.

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If there is other other fair use media, consider checking that you have specified the fair use rationale on the other images used on this page. Note that any fair use images uploaded after 4 May, 2006, and lacking such an explanation will be deleted one week after they have been uploaded, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you.BetacommandBot 04:25, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Updating campus changes

the university of tennessee campus is underground rapid changes,,,,,,,,,,however some one continues to delete the updates,,,,,good1 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Treymcneil (talk • contribs) 03:57, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

  • This is not a conspiracy, Treymcneil. I see three basic problems that have led to deletion of your additions. First, the images you are adding lack needed copyright permissions. (In some instances, you are replacing images that have appropriate permissions.) Images such as these are deleted unless appropriate documentation of copyright permission is provided. Second, details about the current construction situation on campus are undoubtedly of current interest to students and faculty, but may not be worthy of inclusion in an encyclopedia article about the institution. Third, there are numerous spelling, grammar, and punctuation errors in your contributions. --Orlady 04:36, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

Really ive never noticed any numerous spelling, grammar, and punctuation errors in wikipedia contributions —Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.59.70.2 (talk) 16:20, 9 November 2007 (UTC)

  • I do not believe the historical photo of "The Hill" is an 18th Century photo. Those buildings did not exist in the 18th Century - could the person who posted it meant "1800s" (19th Century)? --Baxterguy (talk) 14:17, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
That is the only explanation I can conceive. I've updated the description page thusly. -- Huntster T • @ • C 19:40, 19 November 2007 (UTC)